Worried about a move? Stressed about changing jobs? Miami Heat All-Star forward LeBron James, even with all his advantages, is right there with you. "To move to a whole new state is not fun ... trying to figure out your family situation, figure out where you'll be living, figuring out new routes to your work. That's not fun," James tells USA TODAY. "The experience and gratification of it all, it becomes fun."

Much of Cuba's capital remained without power early Friday following a direct hit from Tropical Storm Paula, as cleanup crews carried away fallen trees and swept up chunks of concrete torn from the city's famed seawall.

Hurricane Paula crawled along Cuba's northwest coast on Thursday, dumping heavy rain on the island's famed tobacco fields even as it weakened. Officials said they were optimistic the system would not bring a repeat of the devastation wrought by three monster storms in 2008.

The sign posted on the door leading to the Miami Dolphins training room says it all. No Egos Allowed." Accompanying the notice is a can't-miss circle with a bright-orange slash. The admonition isn't the only more-than-mere-subliminal reminder that things have been different for three years running in an environment sometimes known for a country-club past of fun-and-sun South Beach worshippers who happened to be NFL players wearing aqua and orange.

Newly formed Tropical Storm Nicole soaked central and eastern Cuba on Wednesday, washing out some roads but sparing the crumbling buildings of the capital as the system pushed northeast toward the Bahamas. At least one death was recorded due to flooding in Jamaica.